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Ok I have this so far. I was looking to make this a competitive list and I intend on adding things later. What I need is tips tho to help compete against necrons and tyranids. I want to eventually have a army for tournaments but this is what I have so far.



+++ Chaos Daemons (885pts) +++

++ Chaos Daemons: Codex (2013) (Combined Arms Detachment) (885pts) ++

+ HQ (440pts) +

Daemon Prince (340pts) [D6 Daemonic Reward (20pts), D6 Exalted Daemonic Reward (30pts), Daemonic Flight (40pts), Mastery 3 (75pts), Warp-forged Armour (20pts)]

····Rules: Daemonic Instability, Deep Strike, Exalted Rewards, Greater Magic Weapons, Greater Rewards, Hellforged Artefacts

····Daemon of Slaanesh (10pts) [Daemon]
········Rules: 5+ Invulnerable Save, Additional inches when Run, Flat Out moves, Fear, Fleet, Hatred (Daemon of Khorne), Rending

····Profiles:

········Daemon Prince (Daemonic Flight, Warp-forged Armour): Unit Type:Flying Monstrous Creature (Character)|WS:9|BS:5|S:6|T:5|W:4|I:8|A:5|Ld:9|Save:3+

········Daemonic Flight: Description:Monstrous Creatures with this Gift are Flying Monstrous Creatures. Other models with this Gift add Jump to their Unit Type.

········Warp-forged Armour: Description:This grants an armour save of 3+

Daemonic Heralds (100pts)

····Skulltaker (100pts) [Lesser Locus of Abjuration]
········Rules: Daemonic Instability, Deep Strike, Independent Character, Lesser Locus of Abjuration, Skulls for the Skull Throne!
········Daemon of Khorne [Daemon]
············Rules: 5+ Invulnerable Save, Fear, Furious Charge, Hatred (Daemon of Slaanesh)

····Profiles:

········Skulltaker: Unit Type:Infantry (Character)|WS:9|BS:9|S:5|T:4|W:2|I:9|A:4|Ld:8|Save:3+
········Cloak of Skulls: Description:This grants Skulltaker a 3+ Armour Save and the Eternal Warrior special rule.
········Hellblade: Range:-|Strength:User|AP:3|Type:Melee
········The Slayer Sword: Range:-|Strength:User|AP:3|Type:Melee, Decapitating Blow, Soul Blaze

+ Troops (285pts) +

Bloodletters of Khorne (125pts) [10x Bloodletters (100pts),

Bloodreaper (5pts), Icon of Chaos (10pts), Instrument of Chaos (10pts)]
····Rules: Daemonic Instability, Deep Strike, Icon of Chaos, Instrument of Chaos
····Daemon of Khorne [Daemon]
········Rules: 5+ Invulnerable Save, Fear, Furious Charge, Hatred (Daemon of Slaanesh)

····Profiles:
········Bloodletters of Khorne: Unit Type:Infantry|WS:5|BS:5|S:4|T:3|W:1|I:4|A:1|Ld:7|Save:6+

········Bloodreaper of Khorne: Unit Type:Infantry (character)|WS:5|BS:5|S:4|T:3|W:1|I:4|A:2|Ld:7|Save:6+
········Hellblade: Range:-|Strength:User|AP:3|Type:Melee

Nurglings (45pts) [3x Nurglings (45pts)]
····Rules: Daemonic Instability, Deep Strike, Infiltrate, Swarms
····Daemon of Nurgle [Daemon]
········Rules: 5+ Invulnerable Save, Fear, Hatred (Daemon of Tzeencth), Shrouded, Slow & Purposeful

····Profiles:

········Nurglings: Unit Type:Infantry|WS:3|BS:3|S:3|T:3|W:4|I:3|A:4|Ld:7|Save:

Plaguebearers of Nurgle (115pts) [Icon of Chaos (10pts), Instrument of Chaos (10pts), 10x Plaguebearers (90pts), Plagueridden (5pts)]
····Rules: Daemonic Instability, Deep Strike, Icon of Chaos, Instrument of Chaos

····Daemon of Nurgle [Daemon]
········Rules: 5+ Invulnerable Save, Fear, Hatred (Daemon of Tzeencth), Shrouded, Slow & Purposeful
····Profiles:

········Plaguebearers of Nurgle: Unit Type:Infantry|WS:3|BS:3|S:4|T:4|W:1|I:2|A:1|Ld:7|Save:-

········Plagueridden: Unit Type:Infantry (Character)|WS:3|BS:3|S:4|T:4|W:1|I:2|A:2|Ld:7|Save:-

········Plaguesword: Range:-|Strength:User|AP:-|Type:Melee, Poisoned (4+), Touch of Rust

+ Fast Attack (160pts) +

Screamers of Tzeentch (75pts) [3x Screamers (75pts)]
····Rules: Daemonic Instability, Deep Strike, Lamprey's Bite, Slashing Attack

····Daemon of Tzeentch [Daemon]
········Rules: 5+ Invulnerable Save, Fear, Hatred (Daemon of Nurgle), Re-roll all Saving throws results of 1, Tzeentch Psyker Powers

····Profiles:

········Screamers of Tzeentch: Unit Type:Jetbikes|WS:3|BS:0|S:4|T:4|W:2|I:4|A:3|Ld:7|Save:-

Seekers of Slaanesh (85pts) [Heartseeker (5pts), Icon of Chaos (10pts), Instrument of Chaos (10pts), 5x Seekers (60pts)]

····Rules: Acute Senses, Daemonic Instability, Deep Strike, Icon of Chaos, Instrument of Chaos, Outflank
····Daemon of Slaanesh [Daemon]

········Rules: 5+ Invulnerable Save, Additional inches when Run, Flat Out moves, Fear, Fleet, Hatred (Daemon of Khorne), Rending

····Profiles:

Heartseeker: Unit Type:Cavalry

(Character)|WS:5|BS:4|S:3|T:3|W:1|I:5|A:4|Ld:7|Save:-

Seekers of Slaanesh: Unit

Type:Cavalry|WS:5|BS:4|S:3|T:3|W:1|I:5|A:3|Ld:7|Save:-

Try editing out the extra. info its a bit busy

No Bloodletters
No Skulltaker (a regular herald is better)
Don't buy instruments unless you deep strike everything
Don't take icons since they only work with same gods
Take two greater rewards on the DP
If you're going to run seekers you need to max out to 20 at join a herald for exalted locus and grimoire
take more screamers
Max out Heavy Support with either grinders or princes

I bought the battleforce box and thats what came with it minus the daemon prince and skulltaker. I was originally gonna be pavaane heavy but after looking at masque i doubt she will be useful.

 CrownAxe wrote:
No Bloodletters
No Skulltaker (a regular herald is better)
Don't buy instruments unless you deep strike everything
Don't take icons since they only work with same gods
Take two greater rewards on the DP
If you're going to run seekers you need to max out to 20 at join a herald for exalted locus and grimoire
take more screamers
Max out Heavy Support with either grinders or princes

Agreement with CrownAxe's points. Couple extras:
- Ditch the nurglings and put the points into more bodies in your other troops or an additional herald.
- Strip the character upgrades out of your troops as well, they rarely help and are dump points.
- Unless you have a specific plan for that hellforged artefact on your prince, they are usually better given to a herald hidden in a blob.
- If you're going Slaanesh prince, use a greater for a weapon and another for survivability. Biomancy is choice for a lash prince.
- Pick one or the other on the Fast Attack. The minimal sized groups are going to get toasted. Basically, pick a fast attack slot, max it out, pick herald of same alignment, equip with mount, locus and rewards. This seems to work well with Khorne, Tzeentch and Slaanesh.


And most of all have fun and try things out. Daemons make for a fun army with a number of playstyles available. The Daemon battleforce has solid models for building upon.

Man thats alot of modifications lol ill do that soon and edit my post to be easier read. My strategy was mainly pavaane them into my army and have them get wore out. Question tho....Would stats be any different if i had skulltaker on karanak instead of a juggernaut or bloodcrusher?

So what type of strategy and tactics would you recommend for a beginner in daemons